It spread rapidly across the Internet, often with "ESPN analyst" mentioned in the headline, prompting USA Today blogger Michael McCarthy to query Andy Hall of ESPN Communications about it. Hall's response: "Paul's tweet was not consistent with our social media policy, and he has been reminded that political commentary is best left to those in that field." McCarthy went on to ask Hall whether Azinger would be "fired, suspended or punished in some way." Replied Hall, "We handle that internally."

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